NGO DONATES TO ISLAMIC SCHOOLS (PAGE 20)

STORY: A. Kofoya-Tetteh, Koforidua

MUSLIM Development Organisation (MDO), a non-governmental organisation (NGO), dedicated to the education of children of Muslims in Suhum and its environs, working in collaboration with the World Bank, has donated educational materials to six Islamic junior high and primary schools in the area.
The items, including exercise books and pens, were given to the pupils of Suhum Islamic Junior High School, Anum Apapam Islamic Junior High School, Akorabo Islamic Primary, Nankese Islamic Primary, Kuano Islamic Primary and Kraboanta Junction Islamic Primary Schools.
Presenting the items to the heads of the beneficiary schools at Suhum at the weekend, the Project Director of MDO, Mr Haruna Abedi, advised Muslim parents to send their children to school.
He said it was rather unfortunate that most Muslim children, especially those in the Zongo communities, could not be educated due to poverty and ignorance and, therefore, appealed to parents to invest in the education of their children.
The Suhum District Director of Education, Miss Augustina Manko Aboagye, who received the items, expressed her appreciation to the donors of the educational materials and advised heads of the beneficiary schools to ensure their judicious use by their pupils.
The Headteacher of Suhum Islamic Junior High School, Mr Ibrahim Samed, on behalf of his colleagues, expressed his appreciation to the donors.
He said the gift had been made available at the right time since most of the parents could not easily afford such items.